Catecholamine-induced hypertensive crisis during laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma.

Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze postoperative cardiovascular complications on day 30.

During adrenalectomy, 122 patients (13.6%) presented with at least one episode of a catecholamine-induced hypertensive crisis.

Cardiovascular complications were observed in 32 patients (3.6%) on the 30th postoperative day.

Tumor diameter (OR 1.011, 95%CI 1.001-1.021; p = 0.035) and any biological profile with high adrenaline (OR 1.602, 95%CI 1.051-2.441; p = 0.028) were significantly associated with the occurrence of intraoperative catecholamine-induced hypertensive crisis.